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9.29.2008

cg or fiji?

so i've officially been in class for 5 weeks. crazy. after being in waco for over a month, and after spending a weekend back in auburn, i have a few observations:

in waco, i go to concerts (that feel like band parties) at a coffee house instead of a frat house. the bands have been robbie seay and shawn mcdonald instead of velcro pygmies and fly by radio. i get coffee spilled on my toes instead of beer. (despite these differences, i still kinda feel like i have "FRESHMAN" written on my forehead, just like i did 4 years ago.)

does this mean waco is better or more of a "christian" environment?

here, being a christian is almost expected of people (if not in waco, it is on baylor's campus in general, and it certainly is at truett). there, true christians are far from a shunned minority, but they certainly aren't the popular majority either. here, being a christian seems to be just part of life. there, i see it as a chosen lifestyle. 

again, these are broad sweeping generalizations and just mere observations, but thought-provoking nonetheless. and i'm certainly not pointing fingers at either community because perhaps it's more of a personal thing. maybe it's just that when i'm constantly surrounded by it, when it's expected of me, it's easier to justify slacking off. but when it's a choice i'm having to make, i'm more likely to figure out for myself. interesting.

so back to the question. is waco a better environment than auburn? certainly not. i pray that my faith won't depend on environment or circumstance.

2 comments:

Sarah Hardekopf said...

Auburn's better. Come back.

Unknown said...

beer on the feet is way better. coffee is hot. at least beer cools off your dancin feet. consider it.